HyperDic: job_action

English > 1 sense of the expression job action:
NOUNactjob actiona temporary action by workers to protest management decision or to make demands
English > job action: 1 sense > noun 1, act
MeaningA temporary action by workers to protest management decision or to make demands.
Narrowergo-slowA form of protest by workers in which they deliberately slow down in order to cause problem from their employers
strike, work stoppageA group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions
work to ruleA job action in which workers cause a slowdown by doing only the minimum amount required by the rules of the workplace
Broaderdirect actionA protest action by labor or minority groups to obtain their demands

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